Unilateral Neglect: Clinical And Experimental Studies (Brain Damage, Behaviour and Cognition Series)

Unilateral neglect is a fairly common disorder, usually associated with a stroke, which results in a neglect or lack of attention to one side of space usually, but not exclusively, the left. Theoretically, it is one of the most interesting and important areas in neuropsychology; practically, it is one of the greatest therapeutic problems facing therapists and rehabilitationists. This book covers all aspects of the disorder, from an historical survey of research to date, through the nature and anatomical bases of neglect, and on to review contemporary theories on the subject. The final section covers behavioural and physical remediation. A greater understanding of unilateral neglect will have important implications not just for this particular disorder but for the understanding of brain function as a whole. Of the many neuropsychological consequences that follow right hemisphere brain damage, few are as striking or as puzzling as when a patient without impairment of intellectual functioning appears to ignore, forget or turn away from the left side of space-as if that half of the world had abruptly ceased to exist it any meaningful form (Mesulam, 1985). Unilateral neglect is a fairly common disorder, usually associated with a stroke, which results in a neglect or lack of attention to one side of space usually, but not exclusively, the left. This book covers various aspects of the disorder and reviews contemporary theories on the subject. Classical visual neglect is one of the simplest of clinical observations and yet one of the most striking.